We're having a Community Day! 🎉

Saturday 17th October 2026 | 9.30am – 3.30pm
Centre for Strategic Education
Level 6, 19 Thompson Street, Abbotsford, VIC

We've been cooking up something special, and we can't wait to share it with you.

On Saturday 17th October, we're throwing open the doors for the very first Amba Press Community Day. A free day of connection, conversation, and celebration for authors, readers, teachers, and anyone who loves a good book. 📚

Whether you're a published author, thinking about writing your first book, a teacher looking for inspiration, or simply a fan of what we do, this day is for you.

What's on?

The day is packed with good things. We'll have author panels, a lively marketing and promotion session, a very special book launch, and the Educators Book Club going live in the afternoon. Plus, a book shop, morning tea, lunch and time in between to chat, connect and meet some of the people behind Amba Press.

9.30am — Welcome and Open

10.00 – 11.00am — Author Panel
Andrew Fuller, Kelly Irving and Brooke Lyons

11.00am – 12.00pm — Break
Networking and book shop

12.00 – 1.00pm — Marketing and Promotion Panel
Tess McCabe, Hazel Edwards and Shontelle Prout

1.00 – 2.00pm — Book Launch
The follow up to Driving School Improvement by Pamela Macklin and Vic Zbar
Presented by Rebecca Vukovic, Deputy Editor, Teacher Magazine, ACER

2.00 – 3.00pm — The Educators Bookclub Live
Lottie Dowling, Steven Kolber and Mark Parry

3.00 – 3.30pm — Close

The details

📅 Saturday 17th October
🕤 9.30am – 3.30pm
📍 Centre for Strategic Education, Level 6, 19 Thompson Street, Abbotsford, VIC
💛 Free entry. All welcome.

We'd love to see you there. Bring a friend, bring a colleague, bring anyone who might be curious about books, writing or publishing. The more the merrier!

💛 Alicia and the Amba Press team 

Morning tea and lunch kindly sponsored by Ingram Content Group.